Shloka 101

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities

Devanagari script

तव मम च गुणैर्महानुभावा जुषतु मतिं सतत स्वधर्मयुक्तै: । अभिमतजनवत्सला हि गड्जा जगति युनक्ति सुखैश्ष भक्तिमन्तम्‌,महान्‌ प्रभावशाली भगवती भागीरथी आपकी और मेरी बुद्धिको सदा स्वधर्मानुकूल गुणोंसे युक्त करें। श्रीगंगाजी बड़ी भक्तवत्सला हैं। वे संसारमें अपने भक्तोंको सुखी बनाती हैं

Transliteration

tava mama ca guṇair mahānubhāvā juṣatu matiṁ satataṁ svadharmayuktaiḥ | abhimatajanavatsalā hi gaṅgā jagati yuṅkte sukhaiḥ bhaktimantam ||

Translation

Semoga Dewi Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā) yang berjiwa agung dan berkuasa besar, melalui kebajikan yang selaras dengan dharma masing-masing, sentiasa memurnikan serta meneguhkan pengertianmu dan pengertianku. Sesungguhnya Gaṅgā amat penyayang kepada para kekasihnya; di dunia ini, dia mengurniakan kebahagiaan dan kesejahteraan kepada para bhaktanya.

Word by Word

• {'tava': 'of you, your', 'mama': 'of me, my', 'ca': 'and', 'guṇaiḥ': 'by virtues, qualities', 'mahānubhāvā': 'great-souled, of great majesty (feminine

• referring to the goddess/river)', 'juṣatu': 'may (she) favor

• may (she) cultivate', 'matiṁ': 'understanding, mind, discernment', 'satataṁ': 'always, continually', 'svadharma-yuktaiḥ': 'endowed with (what is) consistent with one’s own dharma

• joined to rightful personal duty', 'abhimata-jana-vatsalā': 'tender/affectionate like a parent toward beloved people', 'hi': 'indeed, surely', 'gaṅgā': 'Gaṅgā (the river-goddess)', 'jagati': 'in the world', 'yuṅkte': 'joins, yokes

• brings about', 'sukhaiḥ': 'with happinesses

• by means of comforts and joys', 'bhaktimantam': 'the devoted person

• one possessed of bhakti (devotion)', 'bhagavatī': 'the Blessed Lady

• venerable goddess', 'bhāgīrathī': 'Bhāgīrathī (epithet of Gaṅgā, connected with King Bhagiratha)'}

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Siddha (speaker)
• Gaṅgā
• Bhāgīrathī